Micronesia

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Micronesia is based on the taxonomy used in Dickinson (2003). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Dickinson, E.C. (Ed.)(2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged third edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

X = extinct

Porzana monasa X (Rallidae) Kosrae Crake

Gallicolumba kubaryi (Columbidae) Carolines Ground Dove

Trichoglossus rubiginosus (Psittacidae) Pohnpei Lorikeet

Aerodramus inquietus (Apodidae) Caroline Islands Swiftlet

Metabolus rufensis (Monarchidae) Truk Monarch

Monarcha godeffroyi (Monarchidae) Yap Monarch

Rukia longirostra (Zosteropidae) Long-billed White-eye

Rukia oleaginea (Zosteropidae) Yap White-eye

Rukia ruki (Zosteropidae) Truk White-eye

Zosterops hypolais (Zosteropidae) Yap White-eye

Aplonis corvina X (Sturnidae) Kosrae Starling

Aplonis pelzelni (Sturnidae) Pohnpei Starling